http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/04/on-the-importance-of-prototyping/ Analog electronics and everything else between 1 and 0 Tue, 15 May 2012 20:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/04/on-the-importance-of-prototyping/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 Clueless About Income | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Thu, 13 May 2010 17:03:32 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1575#comment-1440 [...] not make something? Selling a product has probably never been easier. The supply chain is set up, you can get prototypes up quickly and cheaply and there is a whole region of the world just waiting for you to send ideas their way that they can [...] [...] not make something? Selling a product has probably never been easier. The supply chain is set up, you can get prototypes up quickly and cheaply and there is a whole region of the world just waiting for you to send ideas their way that they can [...]

]]> http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/04/on-the-importance-of-prototyping/comment-page-1/#comment-1424 A Talk With An Analog Chip Designer | Chris Gammell's Analog Life Fri, 07 May 2010 18:20:52 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1575#comment-1424 [...] Stuff On The Importance of Prototyping May [...] [...] Stuff On The Importance of Prototyping May [...]

]]> http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/04/on-the-importance-of-prototyping/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Chris Gammell Wed, 05 May 2010 11:27:56 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1575#comment-1417 I love block diagramming and flow charting. I think they are quite useful, especially for explaining ideas to others. I don't use Visio because it's MS and it's expensive and clunky. For schematic type stuff I'll usually just put the circuit into a visual SPICE tool (like LT Spice) or a layout tool (like EAGLE) and then print out the schematic if someone needs to see it. That way it's instantly useful depending if I need to simulate or layout the circuit. If I need to actually block diagram or flowchart something, I use the new <a href="http://docs.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=28131&zx=ngqoz28sp3ea" rel="nofollow">Google Drawing part of Google Docs</a> that just came out. I love block diagramming and flow charting. I think they are quite useful, especially for explaining ideas to others. I don't use Visio because it's MS and it's expensive and clunky. For schematic type stuff I'll usually just put the circuit into a visual SPICE tool (like LT Spice) or a layout tool (like EAGLE) and then print out the schematic if someone needs to see it. That way it's instantly useful depending if I need to simulate or layout the circuit. If I need to actually block diagram or flowchart something, I use the new Google Drawing part of Google Docs that just came out.

]]> http://chrisgammell.com/2010/05/04/on-the-importance-of-prototyping/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Cherish Wed, 05 May 2010 05:19:50 +0000 http://chrisgammell.com/?p=1575#comment-1416 I'm curious: have you used Viseo? (Visio? I don't know how to spell it.) If so, which do you think is more useful for PCB type stuff. I think I know a few engineers who might like to know. :-) I'm curious: have you used Viseo? (Visio? I don't know how to spell it.) If so, which do you think is more useful for PCB type stuff. I think I know a few engineers who might like to know.

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